One thing that pops up no matter where you look is the Pareto distribution. It’s a probability model that’s also been dubbed the 80-20 rule, and it illustrates how a tiny number of causes are responsible for the lion’s share of effects. For example, it’s like how the top 20% of sales people produce 80% … Read more
Microsoft announced that it is launching its next-generation hybrid cloud platform “Azure Operator Nexus” for communication service providers. The tech giant believes that modern network infrastructure will assist its telecommunications partners to improve and monetise their existing infrastructure while also lowering their overall cost of ownership, reports TechCrunch. Azure Operator Nexus will allow these companies … Read more
The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head start against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that’s awakened millions of people to the possibilities of the latest AI technology. Along with adding it to Bing, Microsoft is also integrating the chatbot technology … Read more
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet’s severance packages will cost up to $4.7 billion. The tech giants have collectively laid off tens of thousands of workers over the past few months. Google parent company Alphabet will have the highest severance cost, at a maximum of $2.3 billion. Big tech firms are accruing billions in costs from … Read more
Dehumanizing. Gut-wrenching. Slap in the face. Betrayed. Tech workers are using all sorts of emotional phrases to describe the layoff wave that has gripped the industry and become the talk of the business world. “I’m shocked and hurt and still processing,” Katie Olaskiewicz, a former human-truths strategist at Google, wrote on LinkedIn last week shortly … Read more
The Pentagon announced that up to $9 billion worth of cloud-computing contracts were awarded to Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Defense said, “The purpose of this contract is to provide the Department of Defense with enterprise-wide, globally available cloud services across all security domains and classification levels, from … Read more
Tech giant Microsoft has launched its ‘Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub’ in India. The aim is to empower startups’ vision and fuel innovation to drive economic and societal progress for India and beyond. Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a new digital inclusive platform for startup founders in India. The platform offers over $300,000 worth … Read more
Activision owns Blizzard and King, and Microsoft will acquire those companies as well in the deal. Microsoft is buying Activision, the major video game publisher behind the “Call of Duty” franchise, in a deal valued at nearly $70 billion. It’s the largest video game acquisition in history, and Microsoft’s largest acquisition as a company. Developing … Read more
Tiger Global-backed Groww on Saturday said Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella has joined the company as an investor and advisor. “Groww gets one of the world’s best CEOs as an investor and advisor. Thrilled to have @satyanadella join us in our mission to make financial services accessible in India,” Groww’s co-founder and CEO Lalit … Read more